CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Frankford

Delaware · 583 residents · 0.73 sq mi

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Frankford is a city of 583 people in Delaware. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 6% of adults. 78% of homes are owner-occupied. That trails the Delaware median by roughly 27%. The typical home is worth $56,000. The population has fallen 18% since 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 13%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

583

−18%vs 2000

vs 714 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.3

+11%vs 2000

vs 30.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.73 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.9%(52)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.9%(52)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.6%(27)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.7%(39)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.9%(40)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.3%(89)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.4%(84)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.5%(67)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.7%(51)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.8%(57)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.7%(16)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(9)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,341

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,333 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,980

−20%vs 2000

vs $13,711 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.3%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$56,000

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $85,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$346

−35%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $700 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.2%

+5.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.1% in 2000

21.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic41.3%(295)

Black34.5%(246)

Hispanic / Latino20.7%(148)

Asian0.4%(3)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic51.6%(301)

Black47.9%(279)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.5%(3)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Central American38.4%(467)

Guatemalan25.9%(315)

Mexican10.4%(126)

Honduran9.5%(116)

Salvadoran3%(36)

Puerto Rican1%(12)

Asian origin

Laotian1.8%(22)

Ancestry

American6.7%(81)

English3.3%(40)

Irish3.1%(38)

German2%(24)

Italian1.2%(15)

Turkish1.2%(15)

Hungarian1%(12)

French0.6%(7)

Greek0.3%(4)

West Indian0.3%(4)

Jamaican0.3%(4)

Norwegian0.2%(3)

+ 4 more ancestry groups with data

Belgian0.2%(2)

Welsh0.2%(2)

Polish0.1%(1)

Ukrainian0.1%(1)

RANKED:Largest Central American population · Largest Guatemalan population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Honduran population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.2%

+1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

56.3%

−11.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.5%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 0.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.3 min

−2%vs 2000

vs 16.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married37.9%(193)

Married51.3%(261)

Widowed2.4%(12)

Divorced8.4%(43)

Women 15+

Never married29.2%(116)

Married53.9%(214)

Widowed13.1%(52)

Divorced3.8%(15)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

23.6%

+4.9 ptssince 2013

from 18.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

36.2%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 39.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

24.0%

+9.0 ptssince 2020

from 15.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.5%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 18.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.5%

−5.9 ptssince 2020

from 25.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.8%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 0.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

57.7%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 56.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

36.2%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 38.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)3.6%(1)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)7.1%(2)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era50%(14)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 28 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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